mad science

noun

Science as practiced by a mad scientist

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Meanings

nounmad science (plural mad sciences)

plural mad sciences

  1. Science as practiced by a mad scientist

Origin

Back-formation from mad scientist.

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APA

mad science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20science

MLA

“mad science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20science. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mad science,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mad%20science.

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